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Thakurgaon Airport

Thakurgaon, Bangladesh

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Location

Thakurgaon · E · Bangladesh

Position

26.016°, 88.402° · 176 ft elev.

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Small domestic airport serving northwestern Bangladesh.

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Thakurgaon, Bangladesh

Thakurgaon Airport is a small domestic aerodrome located in Thakurgaon district in the Rangpur Division of northwestern Bangladesh. It serves the Thakurgaon region, which is primarily an agricultural area known for sugarcane and other crops. The airport operates under the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and has seen limited scheduled commercial activity over the years, with operations largely suspended or minimal. It is one of several regional airports in Bangladesh that has struggled to maintain regular airline services due to low passenger demand.

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Road transport, including local buses and auto-rickshaws, provides the primary means of access between the airport and Thakurgaon town.

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No regular scheduled commercial airline services are known to currently operate at Thakurgaon Airport.

Notable facts

›Operated under the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
›Scheduled commercial flights have been largely suspended due to low demand.
›Located in the Rangpur Division of northwestern Bangladesh.
›Thakurgaon district is one of the northernmost districts of Bangladesh.
›The airport is one of several underutilized regional aerodromes in Bangladesh.

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Thakurgaon Airport was a public and military STOL airport located near Shibganj of Thakurgaon district in northwestern Bangladesh. The airport was established in 1940 on 550 acres. This airstrip was heavily damaged by the Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.

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